2018 EVENT DATES ARE HERE... This year's 10th annual muster will be on Saturday, September 15th and Sunday, September 16th 2018... Check us out on Facebook - Van Raalte Farm Civil War Muster. FEATURED EVENT FOR 2018: Gettysburg Scenarios

The event will be held from 9am to 9:30pm Saturday, and from 9am to 3:30pm Sunday. It will include battle scenes, portrayals of historical figures, sutler offerings (vendors), medical scenarios, as well as a Civil War era church service!

2018 Featured Event: Gettysburg

We are happy to announce that noted author, Allen C. Guelzo will be speaking at this year's muster. Allen's recent book is "Gettysburg: The Last Invasion". He is the Henry R. Luce III Professor of the Civil War Era at Gettysburg College. For more information, check out his website at http://www.allenguelzo.com

Posted April 17, 2018

​As the snow continues to fall, plans are already underway for the 10th Annual Van Raalte Farm Civil War Muster. This year's event will be on September 15-16, 2018, and will be featuring Gettysburg scenarios.

Please save the date! More information about the event and how to register will be available soon!​

Posted Feb. 2, 2018

2017 Featured Past Event:

The VanRaalte Farm Civil War Muster Committee is excited to announce that 2017th event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 16th and Sunday, Sept. 17th, 2017.

This year's event will feature the Battle of the Cornfield at Antietam. "The Cornfield", a 24 acre field is remembered as one of the Civil War's most savage fighting sites. On September 17, 1862 after nearly three hours of fighting nearly 8,000 Union and Confederate troops were either killed or wounded in and around the Cornfield.

The event will also feature The Sunken Road, aka Bloody Lane, at Antietam. On September 17, 1862, over 2600 Confederate soldiers lined the road to strengthen their position and waited for the Union to advance. After hours of bitter fighting, the Sunken Road became Bloody Lane where neither side gained decisive advantage.

Highlights From Past Events:

﻿The Battle Of Atlanta (Re-enacted 2014)﻿

The Confederates’ desperate defense of the city of Atlanta against William T. Shermans March to the Sea.

The Battle Of Utoy Creek (Re-enacted 2014)

A Union assault against an entrenched Confederate position as part of the Siege of Atlanta. The City of Holland’s own Benjamin VanRaalte, who later lived on the site of this reenactment, heroically rescued the flag of the 25th Michigan during this battle.